by NRB | 19 Dec 2023 | Fiction, Non-fiction |
Which of our reviews did you enjoy the most in 2023? We’ve checked the stats and the results are in: here are our top 10 reviews of the year. Is your favourite among them? Or one of your favourite books? Or just a few things you’d like to add to your TBR...
by NRB | 21 Mar 2023 | Fiction |
The new novel from the author of The Electric Hotel uncovers wartime secrets in an Italian village. Hugh Fraser is an American academic whose Italian mother, Hazel, used to take him to her home village in Italy for their summer holidays. He has fond memories of...
by NRB | 8 Oct 2020 | Fiction |
The ARA Historical Novel Prize is a new prize specifically for historical fiction by Australian and New Zealand writers. Initiated by the Historical Novel Association of Australasia and administered by the New England Writers Centre, it has been made possible by...
by NRB | 16 Jul 2019 | Fiction |
The early years of cinema in Paris and US infuse this new novel from the Dominic Smith, author of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. Dominic Smith loves historical settings. His previous book, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, featured a fictional 17th-century...
CATHERINE JINKS Panic. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm6 February 2025In her new novel, Panic, Catherine Jinks provides a timely take on online mobs, [ … ]
TODD LEY Smashed: Tennis prodigies, parents, and parasites. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck4 February 2025Todd Ley’s account of his time as a tennis prodigy may be one of the most [ … ]
MELANIE CHENG The Burrow. Reviewed by Sanchana Venkatesh30 January 2025The arrival of a pet rabbit proves confronting as well as comforting for the [ … ]
JONATHAN WATTS The Many Lives of James Lovelock: Science, Secrets and Gaia Theory. Reviewed by Ann Skea29 January 2025Jonathan Watts relates the extraordinary life of scientist, engineer, Gaia [ … ]